“Once WSF management was notified, we immediately investigated the allegations. Upon conclusion of that investigation the promotion offer was withdrawn on the basis that bringing open liqueur to the work place exhibited extremely poor judgment and did not exemplify appropriate supervisor behavior. The employee did not work as a terminal supervisor at any time. WSF has a zero tolerance policy for alcohol and drugs in the workplace,” WSF spokesperson Marta Coursey told KING 5.

According to KING 5, the demoted employee neither confirmed nor denied he brought the jello shots to work, and would not answer whether he, or any other state employee, consumed them at the terminal while on the clock.